Solicitor death: Woman charged with husband’s murder

A woman has been charged with the murder of her Chorley solicitor husband.

Sharon Edwards, aged 42, of Parkers Wood Close, Chorley, is accused of the murder of David Edwards, 51.

The scene of a murder investigation on Parkers Wood Close in Chorley, where a 51-year-old man was found dead from single stab wound to the chest, and a 42-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murder

She was due to appear at Preston Magistrates Court this morning.

Officers were called to an address on Parkers Wood Close at around 8.20pm on Sunday where Mr Edwards, a well-known local solicitor, was found with a stab wound to his chest.